Chapter 47
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Dee yawned, stretched, then slowly opened her eyes. She felt achy but alive. Who knew that making love could be so… wonderful? She thought back to Andi’s comments that ‘men all basically did sex the same’. How wrong she was!
Kenny stirred beside her. She leant over and kissed him on the forehead and he snaked an arm around her neck without opening his eyes, gently pulling her towards him, and kissing her soundly. ‘Fancy a replay?’ he murmured.
Just then Toffee started barking downstairs.
‘I think Toffee might have something to say about that,’ Dee replied. ‘He sounds like he wants to go out.’ She glanced at the clock. ‘Goodness it’s gone ten!’
Kenny opened his eyes then and a slow smile formed on his lips. ‘I’ll let Toffee out and make us a cuppa, then…?’
His eyes asked the question and she smiled slowly back. ‘That sounds like a plan, but right now I need the bathroom.’
‘Feel free. There’s fresh towels in the cupboard, if you fancy a shower when you’re in there.’
She did. She went to the loo then got a surprisingly soft towel out of the cupboard, hung it on the towel rail by the shower cubicle and stepped inside. As she soaped the suds into her body she closed her eyes imagining Kenny’s hands, and tongue, caressing her body last night. Yes, she definitely did want a replay.
She wrapped the towel around herself and padded back into the bedroom as her phone rang. It was Babs. What had happened? She thought in panic, pressing the green button to answer.
‘Put the kettle on, we’ll be there in ten minutes,’ Babs said.
‘You’re coming to Port Telwyn?’ Dee stammered, unable to hide the shock in her voice!
‘Yes, we came down to surprise you. I wanted to show you the new camper van and congratulate you on making an offer on Edna’s cottage. We left early so we can make a day of it.’
Sugar! Babs and Geoff were on their way to see her! She had to get home quickly!
She was hastily pulling on her clothes when Kenny came back with a tray containing their breakfast.
‘Wow! Was last night so bad that you can’t wait to get away?’ he asked, his eyes twinkling.
‘Babs and Geoff are on their way to visit, they will be at Primrose Cottage in a few minutes. I have to get home.’
Kenny placed the tray on the bedside table and sat on the edge of the bed. ‘Why not tell them to come here?’
She stared at him. ‘What?’
‘You don’t have to hide our relationship, Dee, especially from your friends.’
He was right, she didn’t. And Babs would be pleased for her, she knew she would.
‘I’m wearing yesterday’s clothes and no make-up,’ she remembered.
He kissed her on the nose. ‘And you look beautiful.’
She thought of how Nigel had always made her feel inadequate if she wasn’t wearing full make-up and dressed immaculately. How different Kenny was. She picked up her phone and texted:
I’m actually at Kenny’s. You’re welcome to pop around but you’ll have to take us as you find us.
She added Kenny’s location. Babs texted right back:
Hooray!